Ten GOP Senators Urge Trump to Release $6.8 Billion in K-12 School Funding Amid Miami-Dade Budget Cuts

A group of ten Republican senators has formally urged the Trump administration to release approximately $6.8 billion in federal funding for K-12 education programs that Congress has already appropriated. The senators expressed concern that withholding these funds would harm students and called for a reversal of the administration's decision to freeze the aid. Meanwhile, in Miami-Dade County, local officials are facing budgetary challenges, with the sheriff requesting additional funding due to safety concerns and the schools superintendent advocating for $35 million in frozen education funds. The mayor's budget cuts have also impacted public services, including reductions to lifeguard and security personnel in parks and the elimination of the county's 'New Americans' office, which supports immigrant communities.